Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMuch was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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Man is the religious animal.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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